Asked about winning Manager of the Month, he added: “Unfortunately a second ago I saw the new fixtures! Of course it’s a nice prize. I didn’t know about these prizes existing until David Wagner got it last month.

Firstly, the trip to Bournemouth has been moved to a 1.30pm kick-off on Sunday December 4, with Sky Sports set to broadcast the game.

The home clash with West Ham United will now take place on Sunday December 11 at 4.30pm, while the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park has been altered to an 8pm kick-off on Monday December 19 with both matches will be shown by Sky.

Stoke’s visit to Anfield, originally scheduled for Boxing Day, has been moved to a 5.15pm start on Tuesday December 27 and BT Sport will show Liverpool’s home date with Man City, which remains on Saturday December 31 but will now kick off at 5.30pm.

The Reds will travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday January 15, with the fixture beginning at 4pm and being broadcast by Sky.

BT will show the Anfield game against Swansea City at 12.30pm on Saturday January 21 and the visit of Chelsea at 8pm on Tuesday January 31.

Meanwhile, Klopp confirmed that Nathaniel Clyne and Dejan Lovren are “in the race” to face Manchester United on Monday night.

Georginio Wijnaldum and Adam Lallana have not been ruled out and Joe Gomez is also back in training.

“It will be a very intense game, two good sides. The situations are not that different – it’s three points. They have big quality and we have to respect this, as we do.

“But this is Anfield. We have to show this. We have had a few nice atmospheres but I’m open for the best atmosphere.

“We need everybody in a Liverpool shirt in this game. The more interest, the more difficult it is, but the more excited everybody is.

“It will never, ever, be a normal game. We should use this opportunity on the pitch, all the nice stories are written on the pitch, in the stadium, with big respect because that’s what it stands for.

“You face the biggest opponents and play football against them, that’s the kind of battle we have. We need to create a special atmosphere, in and around, in your living room.